Israel accuses BBC of ‘modern blood libel’ over reporting of hospital strike

BBC defends initial comments, saying they were made in immediate aftermath but were then clarified in later reports

The Israeli government has accused the BBC of perpetuating a modern blood libel" in its reporting of the catastrophic explosion at al-Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza.

In the immediate aftermath of the incident on Tuesday evening, a BBC reporter said there was a lack of clarity but suggested that Israel was likely to be at fault.